Sangliana (1988)

Although the film’s title refers to a famous real- life Police Chief in Bangalore, T.S. Sangliana, the film bears no relation to actual events. Shankar Nag plays the cop assigned to bust a notorious gang. After several successful raids and a series of disguises, the plot thickens when Sangliana is charged with inhuman behaviour. The film’s villain Vikram (Devaraj) is a criminal backed by his politician father (Vajramuni), while the voice of morality is provided by honest journalist Mahesh, whose daughter (Bhavya) is the film’s female lead. Mainly a vehicle for action hero Nag, whose star-entry is enhanced by an unusual and relatively autonomous narrative device when fellow megastar Ambarish first appears pretending to be Sangliana.